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Received: 10 May 2025

Accepted: 20 August 2025

First Online: 1 September 2025

Declarations

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: The Study is a part of my PhD thesis, which has been approved by the Board of Research Studies, University of Delhi. The Board of Research Study carefully approves the study after its recommendation from the Departmental Research Committee that ensures the ethical guidelines. [Ref.No.: FOA/248/2022/6998(1)].

: The study involved adolescent participants. Informed consent for their participation was obtained through the school principal, who thoroughly discussed the study with the School Management Committee that included parent representatives. In addition, informed consent was also obtained directly from the students during the survey to ensure their voluntary participation.

: The informed consent in the present study was taken by all the participants and the School Principal before the study commenced. It was taken in paper form, where consent letters were kept by the schools for their record, confidentiality and safety. All the stakeholders- Principals, teachers, legal guardians and students were then debriefed about the results and the study.

: Participants form the present research were briefed about the research. They have provided their consent for the publication of their data for research purposes. To ensure their safety, name and other sensitive details have been removed from the tables. This consent was carefully collected from both the students, their parents and the head of the school.

: The authors declare no competing interests.